HOUSTON, Aug. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gastar Exploration Inc. (NYSE MKT: GST) announced that the Company's management will participate in EnerCom's The Oil & Gas ConferenceTM 21 to be held August 14-18, 2016 in Denver, Colorado.

J. Russell Porter, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a presentation at 3:35 p.m. Mountain Time (5:35 p.m. Eastern Time) on Monday, August 15, 2016. The presentation will provide an update on the Company's operations and certain recent developments.

To listen to a live audio webcast and view the presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.gastar.com under Events and Presentations. A replay will also be available for rebroadcast on the Company's website.

About Gastar Exploration

Gastar Exploration Inc. is a pure play Mid-Continent independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, condensate, natural gas and natural gas liquids. Gastar's principal business activities include the identification, acquisition, and subsequent exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties with an emphasis on unconventional reserves, such as shale resource plays. Gastar holds a concentrated acreage position in what is believed to be the core of the STACK Play, an area of central Oklahoma which is home to multiple oil and natural gas-rich reservoirs including the Meramec, Oswego, Osage, Woodford and Hunton formations. For more information, visit Gastar's website at www.gastar.com.

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